Terrence Xavier Dwyer, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Dwyer is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and specializes in:
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Float Therapy
- Muscle Injection
- Osteoporosis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Tendinitis
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Vasculitis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Thumb
- Arthropathy
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Gouty Arthritis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Gout
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Iris Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Keratitis
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lupus Nephritis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myopathies
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriasis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Soft Tissue Inflammation
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
Procedures I perform
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test
- Arthrocentesis
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Density Testing
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Float Therapy
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Injection
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Pain Medication Management
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Test
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Vasculitis Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice Fund PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- POS OA
- IH-POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Network OA
- IH-HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Direct
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)
Residency: National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education (1991)
Internship: Oakland Naval Hospital (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1985)
Awards
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Rheumatology, Fellow
- District of Columbia Rheumatism Society, Member
- Dept. Head, Rheumatology, National Naval Medical Center 1995-2009
- Director of Medical Services, USNS Comfort, 1999-2003 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, 2003-2009